Senior Manufacturing Manager
On-siteJoinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Job Summary
Lead Production, Quality, EHS, and Internal Logistics functions to achieve critical plant performance indicators while driving Lean Manufacturing, WCM, and continuous improvement initiatives. Partner closely with Maintenance to transition from corrective to preventive and predictive models, ensuring operational stability in high-volume, high-throughput environments through structured problem-solving. Manage industrial budgets, productivity metrics, labor efficiency, absenteeism, and overtime to elevate organizational performance across a large-scale operation of approximately 1,000 employees. This on-site role in Joinville/SC requires balancing a highly automated Industry 4.0 environment with areas needing technological advancement, fostering a collaborative culture for professionals with strong shop-floor leadership and strategic vision.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related disciplines
- Proven experience leading large-scale industrial operations within complex, high-volume manufacturing environments
- Strong background across machining, assembly, stamping, and welding operations
- Advanced English proficiency
- Experience within automotive, machinery and equipment, heavy equipment, engines, compressors, or other highly engineered metalworking industries
Desired Qualifications
- MBA or postgraduate qualification
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